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USS Pearl (SP-1219) 
Summary
USS Pearl (SP-1219) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pearl |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | W. H. Saunders |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Acquired | 23 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | 1917 |
| Fate | Returned to owners 23 December 1918 |
| Notes | Operated as private motorboat Pearl 1912-1917 and from 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Length | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Beam | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Draft | 2 ft (0.61 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 7 |
Pearl was built as a private motorboat of the same name in 1912 by W. H. Saunders. On 23 August 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Pearl (SP-1219) and assigned to "special duty." Pearl was returned to her owner on 23 December 1918.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ "Pearl". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2004-03-14.
References edit
- SP-1219 Pearl at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-1200 through SP-1299
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Pearl (SP 1219)